It’s pronounced “Key-Bear” • Sandpoint Reader news editor • Clark Fork High School volleyball coach • elementary teacher’s aide • dog mother
Jan 18, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
On Friday, it was my job to do an MLK lesson in 1st-3rd grades. We watched a short video about “Courageous People” that included him, then a part of his Dream speech. Afterward, I asked 6-9 year olds to contemplate a question:
“Why is it important that we learn about MLK?”
Something that stuck with my 1st graders was this quote: “MLK wanted people to be judged by their hearts, not by the color of their skin.”
Living in the N. Idaho boonies, they have little concept of race, but they all talked about how they knew someone had a good heart:
